[violetpretty]

How large would you like your chapter to grow?

I wouldn't focus so much on recruitment parties per se, but recruiting on the individual level. Meet women from your campus in class, other activities, community events, women that you knew from high school. Hang out with them. Later, have them meet your sisters. Invite them to sorority events that are appropriate for non-members to show what your sorority is about. Ask them to join. If each of the women in your chapter can "individually" recruit just one girl to join, you've doubled your size!

If you try to have recruitment "parties", I don't see how that would be logistically possible with only 4 women to meet potential new members.

ETA: re: the house issue, I think you'd be better off having a house/apt/dorm area where sisters live together until a house is financially feasible.